BERLIN—Berlin’s Pergamon Museum, traditionally one of the German capital’s top tourist attractions, will reopen next year after the first part of a painstaking restoration effort that has kept its ...

By 605BC the city was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar II – probably the most famous of all Babylonian kings – who captured Jerusalem ...

Babylon was once the center of the world — the birthplace of empires, religion, writing, trade, and human civilization itself. Kings ruled here thousands of years before Rome even existed. The ...

Looking at the Ishtar Gates in Iraq and discussing the controversy around their reconstruction and authenticity. A mix of history and debate. #babylon #iraq #history ...

From a cheeky slingshot to Paul's letters and information on King Nebuchadnezzar, new research is offering insight into some of the Bible's best-known stories.

Western civilisation is deeply rooted in the ancient Middle East where agriculture, writing, law, medicine, philosophy, and three monotheistic faiths ...

When it comes to the horror genre, there can't be too many authors more celebrated or successful than Stephen King. The master of the macabre also knows a thing or two about horror movies. It stands ...

View of the ruins of Assur, with the ziggurat in the background and the remains of walls and temples in the foreground. Credit: Fakhri Mahmood / Wikimedia Commons Investigations with coring samples ...

If you’re driving down Gray Avenue in Saskatoon — a road sandwiched between the city’s Sutherland and Forest Grove neighbourhoods — you’re sure to notice a tall, imposing blue building. Constructed to ...

Born in 634 BC in what is now called Neo-Babylonia, Nebuchadnezzar II would one day become one of the greatest ancient Babylonian kings. The first-born son of his predecessor Nabopolassar, from a ...